100% Grass Fed Beef
Beef is most nutritious for us when the cattle it comes from are healthy. Cattle are healthiest when they are raised in the right environment. We do everything we can to make our cattle's environment holistic and natural. We do not use antibiotics, hormones, vaccines, or grains. We do offer our cows a lovely selection of grasses, a variety of natural minerals, and deep well water. Taste the difference.
how we raise beef
Our herd is rotated together throughout 70 acres of pasture. We practice rotational grazing for a few reasons:
1. It gives the cattle a good variety grasses - carbohydrates and proteins. They can't just eat the "dessert" part of the pasture. They are required to eat all of it.
2. Giving cattle a small chunk of pasture at a time encourages healthy re-growth of the grass.
3. Moving the cattle around in smaller portions causes the cattle to spread their manure evenly around the pasture, which spreads and releases the dropped nutrients.
4. Cattle are ruminants, therefore are designed to eat a variety of forages, not grains. (Here is an article about grass-fed cattle.)
We focus on raising a healthy animal in a healthy environment, giving cattle as much nutrition as possible. Our goal is to minimize sickness and disease while eliminating medications, vaccines, and other potentially harmful chemicals.
Beef Costs
1/4, 1/2, or whole beef available
$4.50/pound hanging weight + processing costs*
Beef hanging weight = Live weight x .65
*Processing costs are paid directly to processor
$100 deposit per quarter required to reserve portions
What is hanging weight?
Farmers often discuss three different weights with consumers. Live weight is the weight of the entire living animal. Hanging weight is the weight taken immediately after slaughter, but before final trim. Take home weight is the weight after trimming and cutting into usable portions. Like most farmers, we use the hanging weight to determine the final cost for the customer. An average steer weighs 600 pounds.
